The biomedical and biological materials and manufacturing (BBMM) pillar primarily conducts research in the following areas: cardiovascular engineering and biotechnology, design and manufacturing of the next generation of prosthetic heart valves and other medical devices, hemodynamics and computational fluid dynamics, surgical simulation and bio-robotics/Bio MEMs/NEMs.
An ear sample printed by the gelatin-based hydrogel using a stereolithography 3D bioprinting system (courtesy of Dr. Keekyoung Kim).
Mechanics of Atherosclerosis (courtesy of Dr. Hadi Mohammadi).
Leads
Dr. Adriano Manso
Associate Professor
Faculty of Dentistry
Vancouver Campus
amanso@dentistry.ubc.ca
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Dr. Sepideh Pakpour
Assistant Professor
School of Engineering
Okanagan Campus
sepideh.pakpour@ubc.ca
Webpage
Cluster News
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Aug 03, 2018
New research at UBC’s Okanagan campus, Harvard Medical School and the University of Texas is exploring the role nanotechnologies can play to reduce opioid abuse.
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Jul 13, 2018
The VO2 Master is the first analyzer ever designed to use the force of human breathing as a passive gas-sampling pump, making it lightweight, portable and easy-to-use.
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Jul 10, 2018
University of British Columbia chemists are working to unleash the cancer fighting potential of Amanita phalloides — a particularly nasty toxic mushroom.
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Jun 23, 2018
A research team at UBC has developed a “smart stent” that monitors even subtle changes in the flow of blood through the artery, detecting the narrowing in its earliest stages and making early diagnosis and treatment possible.